Table 3 Disease characteristics of patients with oligometastases with chemotherapy + thoracic radiotherapy vs. chemotherapy after Propensity Score Matching.

From: Thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) improved survival in both oligo- and polymetastatic extensive stage small cell lung cancer

Characteristic

Before Matching

After Matching

ChT + TRT (n = 51)

ChT (n = 27)

P

ChT + TRT (n = 22)

ChT (n = 22)

P

Age (years) ≥65

37

26

0.011

7

4

0.488

Sex,male

36

22

0.295

20

21

0.635

Smoking index, ≥400

40

21

0.947

20

19

1.000

Family history of neoplasm

8

3

0.581

4

3

0.680

Weight loss, >5%,

8

0

0.030

5

0

0.018

KPS score, ≥80

47

25

0.945

20

20

1.000

No. of ChT cycles

  

0.029

  

0.680

  1–3

4

7

 

4

3

 

  ≥4

47

20

 

18

19

 

Response to ChT

  

0.297

  

1.000

  Yes

32

25

 

13

13

 

  No

9

12

 

9

9

 

PCI

  

0.135

  

0.148

  Yes

4

0

 

2

0

 

  No

47

27

 

20

22